Invasive Snakeheads Are Loose in SE MO.

[jdmidwest]

They found another below the Wappappello Dam.  Probably walked over from Mingo.  I will post pics when they invade the farm ponds.

Grinnel that walks.

https://mdc.mo.gov/newsroom/mdc-confirms-fourth-invasive-northern-snakehead-captured-missouri

[MObassin95]

Hopefully they don’t make it in any rivers! 

[MOPanfisher]

I would love to have one to fillet and put on the grill.  They are supposed to be good eating.  Hate to see them invading MO though.

[Johnsfolly]

11 hours ago, MOPanfisher said:

I would love to have one to fillet and put on the grill.  They are supposed to be good eating.  Hate to see them invading MO though.

They are good to eat and have a nice firm white flesh. Also you tend to get a bit more meat from them. There are a couple of other OAF folks that have been catching them in AR. They can let you know how good table fare they may be.

[jdmidwest]

12 hours ago, MObassin95 said:

Hopefully they don’t make it in any rivers! 

That is the St Francis River there.  Castor River would be next stop to the north, direct water link to Mingo swamp.  Up the river to my creek.

[tjm]

All four in Mo.  have been in the St. Francis drainage. A ditch, Duck Creek, Mingo Refuge, and now this one. They've been established in Ar. for a few years.

I didn't realize they could live in air for that long. Interesting that they are similar enough to bowfin that mistakes could be made in identification.

[Maverickpro201]

On 6/1/2024 at 7:36 AM, Johnsfolly said:

They are good to eat and have a nice firm white flesh. Also you tend to get a bit more meat from them. There are a couple of other OAF folks that have been catching them in AR. They can let you know how good table fare they may be.

Those Arkansas People are like Cajons They will eat anything😂

[bfishn]

6 hours ago, Maverickpro201 said:

Those Arkansas People are like Cajons They will eat anything😂

At least we can spell Cajun correctly... 😄

[tjm]

 

[Ham]

They could be (will be) in every ditch connected to the St Francis. They expand their population area I. The spring and pull back a little bit in winter, but never less than previously invaded.

they can live for days out of the water if kept damp. They wiggle down hill like a champ, but aren’t ever gonna earn a Hiking Merit Badge. 

if there is a waterway that connects to the St Francis in any way, they coming.